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@aubrietarose.bsky.social

Seems more promising than "there was an em dash it must be fake!"

And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.

Screenshot from Tumblr, user nocryptographer:

I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation.

A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written.

AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence.

Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same.

There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that.

I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it.

If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene...

then it's real.

December 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM

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Ro 🦇

@toomanybats.bsky.social

Just so we’re clear; if you use gen AI for your writing at all then I don’t care what themes the work contains or what point you are trying to make. Using gen AI tells me that you fundamentally cannot engage with or create art in any meaningful way and nothing you have to say to me has any value.

November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM

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🌛Caio Santos Art🌜

@blacksalander.bsky.social

Melinoe and Nemesis

December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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FEL [COMMISSIONS OPEN]

@yakowo.bsky.social

AWOOO
#jovier

June 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM

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FEL [COMMISSIONS OPEN]

@yakowo.bsky.social

I have it BAD for the trash can......
#dateeverything #cam

September 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM

anjiko🍉Sgt.Chubby Cheeks

@sassy-elf.bsky.social

Folks, fellas, my dudes, dudettes and dudon'ts, I regret to inform you that IT'S.BEEN.AH.DAY. Thank you for your attention, you can now go back to ogling that fictional old man drawn in various compromising positions 😔🫶🏻

December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM

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Aessedia

@aessedia.bsky.social

#CODAdventCalendar
Simon has the biggest fucking sweet tooth in the world. He knows this, anyone within a ten miles radius of him knows this too.
When he was little he never was allowed to enjoy the comforts of the holidays. The sweeties, the caroling.
The joy.

December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM

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Sunday Cat 🍫🥛🐱

@sundaycat.bsky.social

Safe house, they need to clear the adrenaline somehow 🥴 #Ghostsoap

December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM

anjiko🍉Sgt.Chubby Cheeks

@sassy-elf.bsky.social

This is Soap during drills trying (and succeeding) to get Ghost's attention through shameless antics 😗🫴 #ghostsoap #ghoap

Silvia Pinal in Simon of the Desert
Text: "I'm an innocent little girl, Simon. Look at what innocent legs I have"

December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM

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🍉 Oscar 🍉

@oscarfied.bsky.social

If you use AI generation for writing or adding art to your work on Ao3 it's an INSTANT block from me.

You are fucking trash and do not get a second chance.

Die in ignoble obscurity where you fucking belong.

December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM

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John Scalzi

@scalzi.com

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM

anjiko🍉Sgt.Chubby Cheeks

@sassy-elf.bsky.social

me going on AO3 after a long day at work to read about my favourite ship going at it nasty

December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM

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Taran Fiddler

@tfiddlerart.bsky.social

Merry Krampus!

December 30, 2023 at 7:03 PM

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Suzanne ✨🌑

@tendermiasma.com

This is why they're gleefully hunting down nsfw artists. They assume we're here to corrupt children instead of, you know, sell nsfw to other adults and pay rent

Jane MIgliara Brigham @jane.theneedlenews.com · 1d

I have yet to hear anyone entertain the idea that adult and teens have anything to say to one another beyond adults trying to molest the kids. they assume the adults are predators by default.

December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM

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Rowan

@highermagic.bsky.social

🚨🦭🐉❤️‍🔥 SOUND THE ALARM, SHE'S HERE!

"With Bloody, Savage Smiles" - the fourth part of the selkie/leviathan series featuring revenge, murder, and a side of sweet domestic bliss. Enjoy!

archiveofourown.org/works/750760...

With Bloody, Savage Smiles
HigherMagic
Summary:

"Johnny," Simon whines, "what were you thinking about?"

Soap sighs, looking back out to the ocean again, still gently caressing Simon's hair and face. "I'm…so happy," he finally says, confessing it to the chilly breeze and Simon's warmth at his back. "So unbelievably happy, but the only reason I'm here is because of you. But there are other selkies. Just like me. Who dinnae have a savior."

Simon tenses, breathes out a heavy, hot breath against Soap's neck. "Daniel," he mutters.

"Ye remember his name?" Soap asks.

"'Course I do," Simon growls, more alert now. "I followed my nose, went to his house before coming to get you. Had to make sure you weren't there, first."

"So you know where he lives," Soap says.

Simon nods. "Him. And his stolen selkie wives."

December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Lah :)

@heladodavellana.bsky.social

HALLOWEEN (1/4)

November 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM

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robyn🍃

@haykebyr.bsky.social

(2022) "enlightening" lessons with uncle drifter #Destiny2
🔹💠

Characters from Destiny 2. A sketch: Drifter squats on the ground on the left, rather vigorously devouring the remaining pieces of a Hive Thrall. Eido stands over him on the right, watching him with interest and taking notes. She is saying "Fascinating!"

Characters from Destiny 2. A sketch continuation of the previous panel: Eido stands in the foreground as if we are watching a video she recorded of herself. She is gesturing behind her with her left hand to Drifter who stands in the background, doing a two fingered salute to the camera and grinning. Eido is saying "And then Drifter showed me how to consume an entire Hive Thrall in under two minutes! It was incredible, father!"

Characters from Destiny 2. A rough sketch, a continuation of the previous panel: Mithrax is standing holding a tablet, watching the video Eido is sending him. He looks uncomfortable/upset. Eido is speaking from the tablet, saying "And then he taught me an old human saying: gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. He says Eramis is—" before it cuts off.

November 13, 2024 at 8:49 PM

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Tyler, from the Internet

@tylerfromtheinternet.com

Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.

Karoline @karoline.bsky.social · 4d

"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."